News tagged with agents
New therapeutic target for melanoma identified
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A protein called Mcl-1 plays a critical role in melanoma cell resistance to a form of apoptosis called anoikis, according to research published this week in Molecular Cancer Research.
Specialized polymer used to detect nerve agents, toxic chemicals for air monitoring in emergencies
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique polymer that allows sensors to detect nerve agents and other toxic industrial chemicals in the air is now available to companies developing chemical detectors for emergency personnel, ...
Shared equipment can lead to hepatitis B outbreaks
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur as the result of routine clinical practices incorrectly thought to be risk-free. A review of 33 HBV outbreaks, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...
Long-term effects of the Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford researchers have reported results from a study of death and cancer rates in military veterans who took part in the Ministry of Defence’s Human Volunteer Programme at Porton Down between ...
Support for adjunctive vitamin C treatment in cancer
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded that high doses of vitamin C reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of cancer, are revealed in the current issue of Alternative and Complementary Th ...
UB-designed ventilator can safely sedate ICU patients for less
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A new, recently licensed medical device developed by University at Buffalo researchers would introduce into intensive care settings the powerful and effective method of anesthetizing patients that works so well in the operating ...
Microfluidic Device Mimics Tumor Microenvironment, Helps Drug Discovery Efforts
Feb 23, 2009 |
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One of the challenges that cancer researchers face in designing new antitumor agents is that of predicting how drug molecules will behave in the complex microenvironment that surrounds a tumor. In particular, tumors create ...
Engineered bacterium churns out two new key antibiotics
Feb 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years, scientists have isolated two potent natural antibiotics — platensimycin and platencin — that are highly effective against bacterial infection, including those caused by the most dreaded drug-resistant ...
Scientists create first crystal structure of an intermediate particle in virus assembly
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Feb 08, 2009 |
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The structure, described February 8 in an advance online publication of the journal Nature, provides fresh insights into the elegant dance that viral proteins perform to create the infectious structure that causes all ma ...
Scientists can predict nano drug outcome
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Scientists including one from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston successfully predicted the outcome of a nano drug on breast tumors in a pre-clinical study. Their research could help determine which ...
Nanoemulsion potent against superbugs that kill cystic fibrosis patients
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 04, 2009 |
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University of Michigan scientists report highly encouraging evidence that a super-fine oil-and-water emulsion, already shown to kill many other microbes, may be able to quell the ravaging, often drug-resistant ...
Nanotubes Sniff Out Cancer Agents in Living Cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A multidisciplinary team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed carbon nanotubes that can be used as sensors for cancer drugs and other DNA-damaging agents inside living cells. The ...
Novel technique changes lymph node biopsy, reduces radiaiton exposure
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Information obtained from a new application of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is worth its weight in gold to breast cancer patients.
Nanotubes sniff out cancer agents in living cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 14, 2008 |
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MIT engineers have developed carbon nanotubes into sensors for cancer drugs and other DNA-damaging agents inside living cells.
Cold sore virus linked to Alzheimer's
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The virus behind cold sores is a major cause of the insoluble protein plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers, University of Manchester researchers have revealed.
